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Database Entry



Venus


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2e2cef71bf99594b54e00d459480e1932e0230fb1cbee24700fbc2f5f631bf12
SHA3-384 hash: 154fac012f94790da26ed979fb592e1652c66a6dcb022311cc8f1ad3b14093a559c3f32e31a7d0a6945caa3b59831b23
SHA1 hash: 895eb3047e7a28ce219fdd7e7ad5ce2a61312d93
MD5 hash: f5e72bf445387eddec000e0238adf873
humanhash: oscar-nevada-timing-oranges
File name:2e2cef71bf99594b54e00d459480e1932e0230fb1cbee24700fbc2f5f631bf12.bin
Download: download sample
Signature Venus
File size:230'400 bytes
First seen:2022-10-16 20:16:59 UTC
Last seen:2022-10-16 20:56:54 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash bb2600e94092da119ee6acbbd047be43 (13 x Venus)
ssdeep 6144:nRqMJmXIQwAPFoXJDc7V50DErD5xgTw7ozFz254W:nRq6eIQwAuDnDkGcoxfW
Threatray 5 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T18A34BE10EAC290F2DC9B4FB995FA59FE50356E308735E3F7DB958EA485326C2C134262
TrID 48.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
16.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
10.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
7.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
Reporter Arkbird_SOLG
Tags:exe Ransomware Venus

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
599
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a file
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Searching for the window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Sending a UDP request
Changing a file
Moving a file to the %AppData% subdirectory
Modifying an executable file
Moving a recently created file
Moving a file to the %temp% directory
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Launching a tool to kill processes
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Infecting executable files
Encrypting user's files
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
greyware shell32.dll
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
Venus Ransomware
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains functionality to register hotkeys which are used to close and control applications (CTRL-ALT-DEL, ALT-F4 etc)
Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper
Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Found ransom note / readme
Machine Learning detection for sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks
Uses ping.exe to sleep
Writes a notice file (html or txt) to demand a ransom
Writes many files with high entropy
Yara detected Venus Ransomware
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 724025 Sample: xJqYviDl0s.exe Startdate: 16/10/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 51 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Found ransom note / readme 2->55 57 2 other signatures 2->57 8 xJqYviDl0s.exe 1 2 2->8         started        12 xJqYviDl0s.exe 2->12         started        14 xJqYviDl0s.exe 2->14         started        16 2 other processes 2->16 process3 file4 43 C:\Windows\xJqYviDl0s.exe, PE32 8->43 dropped 71 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 8->71 73 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 8->73 75 Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows 8->75 77 Contains functionality to register hotkeys which are used to close and control applications (CTRL-ALT-DEL, ALT-F4 etc) 8->77 18 xJqYviDl0s.exe 7 13 8->18         started        23 cmd.exe 1 8->23         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 45 192.168.2.100 unknown unknown 18->45 47 192.168.2.101 unknown unknown 18->47 49 98 other IPs or domains 18->49 35 C:\Users\user\...\MediaDb.v1.sqlite-shm.venus, data 18->35 dropped 37 C:\README.html, HTML 18->37 dropped 39 C:\...\SharePointTeamSite.ico.venus, data 18->39 dropped 41 39 other files (35 malicious) 18->41 dropped 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->59 61 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 18->61 63 Writes a notice file (html or txt) to demand a ransom 18->63 69 2 other signatures 18->69 25 cmd.exe 1 18->25         started        65 Uses ping.exe to sleep 23->65 67 Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks 23->67 27 conhost.exe 23->27         started        29 PING.EXE 1 23->29         started        file8 signatures9 process10 process11 31 taskkill.exe 1 25->31         started        33 conhost.exe 25->33         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Tiggre
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-08-07 13:22:31 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 26 (84.62%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
evasion persistence ransomware spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Interacts with shadow copies
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies registry class
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Windows directory
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
Adds Run key to start application
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Deletes backup catalog
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies extensions of user files
Deletes shadow copies
Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2e2cef71bf99594b54e00d459480e1932e0230fb1cbee24700fbc2f5f631bf12
MD5 hash:
f5e72bf445387eddec000e0238adf873
SHA1 hash:
895eb3047e7a28ce219fdd7e7ad5ce2a61312d93
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:QbotStuff
Author:anonymous

File information


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